Ear conveyer for corn-husking machines



Feb. 23 ,1926.4 1,574,164

T. H. OPPENHEIM ET AL EAR CONVEYER FOR CORN HUSKING MACHINES Filed Nov, 2l, 1924 (gwuentof mit? g erre-'r orsi-n.

THEGDORE lr. OEIENHEM AND BERNARD SELHORST, OF COLDWTER, OHIO, AS-

SIGNRS 'S0 NEW/V IDEA SPREADER CO., OF COLDWATEFJ, OHM), A CORPGRATONDF OHIO.

EAR CONVILYVER FOR CORN-HUSKING Vlll"lltf'lilllfE53.,

`Application filed. November 21, 1924. Serial No. 751,354'.

To4 all 107mm, t 'may concern.'

Be it known that We, lifi'izonoun H. Uri-EN- r-rnirr und BERNARD 'Senioren citizens of the United States, residing et Coldwater, in the county of lvlercer and Stute of Chio, have invented certain new and useiul improvements in'lilsr Conveyors i'or Corn-lluslring Machines, ot which the following is a specilication.

This invention relates to corn husking' nia-v chines and hos special ret'erenee to the conveyor by which the ears are carried trom the machine and delivered to n bin or other receptucle. provide s simple construction, which will possess great strength and `which will permit the eers to be carried -trom the huslriiug inachine to the deliveryv point, Without excessive weer upon any part of the conveyer.

rlhe invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, .in which Figure l is e side elevation ot our iin` proved eonveyer, showing' it extended for use, in 1full lines, illustrating, by Vdotted lines, its position when folded and not in' use hinged or sup-porting end of the conveyor;

3 is an enlarged tsnsverse vsection on the lineS-S of Fig. l; p

Fig'. 4; is u lsimilar view, on the line Ll-wd of Fig'. l;

Fig. 5 is an enlarged longitudinal' section on the line et Fig. fl.

ln the drawing', .ve have indicated at l u iortion ol` u corn-bushing machine Which is equipped with platform supporting brackets at its delivery end. Mounted in suitable bearings upon the end ot the cornwhusling nuichine is a shaft 3 which is rotated through any suitable or preferred gearing to drive the endless conveyor belt 1l. The seid belt l has its upper run disposed longitudinally oi" a trough 5 which is formed from sheet metal to denne s bottoni und side mills, Which, as clearly shoyvn in Figs. 3 and 1l, are prefeuby diverging, although the conveyer trough may have any other approved crosssectionel contour. Theedges of the side 'Walls are rolled upon themselves, as shown at 6, thereby forming beads extending longitudinally of the trough so as to lprevent buckling of the same and, to iinpert further rigidity to the trough, We se- The object oi' the invention is to' F 2 is e detail bottoni plan view of the cure to the bottomend the sidewalls of the same, atiintervals beween the ends thereof, channel bars or braces 7 Which are `lirmly riveted or Welded to the body of the trough. Adjacent the lower extremity of th(l trough, We secure thereto zi yolre 8 which diverges laterally from the trough and has the ends-oi its side members formed `into loops or hooks 9 which Vare adapted to tit over sind partly embrace the shaft 3,'bearing sleeves l0 being preferably fitted around the shaft Within the-hoolrs so as to prevent weer upon the snuit and permit a 'rocking movement of the hooks when it is desired to told the elevator beck over upon the huslringmachine, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. l. To re-l tain the hooks 9 upon the shaft, bolts 'il nre inserted through the sides ot the hoolrs, as shown and as Will be .readily urderstood by reference to Figs. l and 2.

At its upper extremity a hood or delector 2 is provided so that ,the ears of corn brought to the upper end of the trough by the conveyor chain or belt et, will be positively deilected onto the chute 13 which will direct them into the bin or other receptacle. The hood or deflector l2 is preiiernlily a plete ot sheet niet-til, partly doubled vupon itself, so ns to present an ercuete cross section, and connected with the upper end of the trough 5 by supporting` urine or bers 14s. The chute 13 -is also ot sheet metall und is provided upon its underside with a yoke or frame 15, whereby buekling of thechute is prevented, the post 16, which constitutes the rear` end of seid traine, being clamped by supporting arins 17 projecting from and secured to the sides of the trough. Braces 18 extend between the said supporting arms and the trough to impart additional rigidity to the structure.

The conveyor chain l consists of linlrs pivotally connected together, as indicated et 1S), and at intervals transverse feeder plates 2O are secured to said links and proj-ect laterally therefrom so as to engage behind the ears of corn and cause them to travel up- Wardly through the trough 5 to be delivered into the chute 13. The feeder blades or plates 20 terminate close to 'but out of contact With the side Walls of the trough so as ,to avoid weer upon said Walls, and, to overcome noise due to travel of the chain through the trough and minimize Wear upon the botyand it will be readi tom of the trough and the chain,'we secure therein a board 2l which extends from end to end of the trough and is provided centrally with a longitudinal groove 22 in which the chain 19 travels and by which it is guided, as shown in Figs. 3 and el. The board 2l is removable so that it may be renewed from time to time as may be found necessary.

rEhe trough is divided midway, or substantially midwa, its ends and the board 2l is, of course, also divided7 as shown in Fig. 5. rllhe meeting ends of the sections of the trough are reinforced by plates 23 secured to tle outer sides of the trough in'nnediatelyat the division between the members of the trougln and the bead or roll 6 on the. sideedge of the trough may be cut array at the point of division, so that the reinforcing plates 23 may extend through the bead or roll and projectlaterally outwardly to support hinge members These hinge members may be of any approved form which will permit the upper or outer seetion of the trough or elevatorl to fold inwardly over the lower section, as indicated by the dotted lines in Fig. l. The hinge members are bolted to the lateral extensions of the reinforcing plates 23 and the Shanks of these bolts, or eXtra holes in extensions of the plates or leaves of the hinges, form convenient means for attaching the ends of chains 25 which are secured to the platformsupporting brackets or arms 2 on the rear end of the huslzing machine. By engaging ditl'erent links of the chains with the hinge securing belts or the reinforcing plates 23, the eonveyer may be s-et at any desired angle,

,f' noted that the yoke 8 with the hooks J at the ends thereof cony stitute a .hinged or pivotal niounting for the conveyer to permit it to be swung close to the husling machine and4 thereby guard against accidents when the machine is driven over a road. It will be noted that our cony veyer is mounted in such a manner that` it does not interfere with the movments of the operator in any way. The operator stands upon a platform carried by the arms 2 and does not have to crawl over or under the chains 25.

Our improved ear conveyer is very simple and strong and may be easily manufactured at a low cost. It is of light weight but at the same time is strong and durable and vis neat in design so that it does not detract from the appearance of any machine on which it may be mounted. It will be understood, of course, that the conveyer may be mounted upon any type of corn-husliing machine and by its operation will positively and eifectually convey the hushed ears of corn from the machine to a pointof storage or delivery.

Having thus described the invention, we claim:

Jln'ear conveyer for corn-huslring machines comprising a sheet metal trough in cluding two alined sections each haring integralY bottom and sides, reinforcing beads formed along the upper edges of the sides, reinforcing` channels secured on the under surfaces of the bottom'and the sides at intervals, reinforcing bands secured on the under surface of the bottom and sides at the meeting ends of the sections of the trough and having their upper ends extending out wardly at the edges of the sides of the trough, hinges secured upon the outwardly extending ends of the bands and connecting the sections of the trough whereby the upper section may fold over onto the lower section7 an endless belt having its upper run passing through the trough, and means for supporting the trough on the end of a corn-huslring machine for swingingmovement in a vertical plane.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures.

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